WA SB6053

Domestic workers (nannies, home care workers, housekeepers, cooks, gardeners) working 4+ hours monthly must receive minimum wage and overtime pay at 1.5x their regular rate for hours exceeding 40 per week

Hiring entities must provide written agreements specifying pay rates, work schedules, benefits, and deductions in a language understood by the worker, plus a disclosure of rights

Two-week written notice required before terminating a domestic worker (four weeks for live-in workers), with severance pay owed if notice is not provided

Prohibits hiring entities from confiscating personal documents, monitoring private activities, requiring mandatory arbitration clauses, or retaliating against workers who exercise their rights under the chapter

Extends anti-discrimination protections to domestic workers covering age, sex, race, national origin, citizenship status, disability, and other protected classes, enforceable through civil action with actual damages and attorneys' fees, effective July 1, 2027